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EVELYN LOUISE AMERICAN ACTRESS BORN 1916 NOVEMBER 20

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EVELYN LOUISE AMERICAN ACTRESS  BORN 1916 NOVEMBER 20 Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 – July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. She is best known for her role as Suellen O'Hara in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. Early life[edit source] Evelyn Keyes was born in Port Arthur, Texas,[2] to Omar Dow Keyes and Maude Ollive Keyes, the daughter of a Methodist minister. After Omar Keyes died when she was three years old, Keyes moved with her mother to Atlanta, Georgia, where they lived with her grandparents. As a teenager, Keyes took dancing lessons and performed for local clubs such as the Daughters of the Confederacy. Film career[edit source] A chorus girl by age 18, Keyes was put under contract by Cecil B. DeMille. After a handful of B movies at Paramount Pictures, she landed a minor role in Gone with the Wind (1939), that of Scarlett O'Hara's sister Suellen.[3] Columbia Pictures signed her to a contract. In 1941, she played an ingenue in He...

EVELYN VENABLE , HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS BORN 1913 OCTOBER 18

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EVELYN VENABLE , HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS BORN 1913 OCTOBER 18 Evelyn Venable Born October 18, 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Died November 15, 1993 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA (cancer) Mini Bio (2) Taught ancient Greek and Latin at UCLA. Organized production of Greek plays within the UCLA Classics Department. - IMDb Mini Biography By: eddberg@earthlink.net Lovely and ethereal in looks, and quite unassuming in nature, 1930s actress Evelyn Venable was born in 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she grew up and received her schooling. Both her father, Emerson Venable, and grandfather were writers/teachers. In her high school drama department, Evelyn played the top leads in their productions of "Romeo and Juliet" (Juliet) and "As You Like It" (Rosalind).  Critics were so bowled over by her performances that she was cast in a professional production of "Dear Brutus" in the nearby area. Following graduation, she earned a four-year non-acting scho...

EVELYN VENABLE ,AMERICAN ACTRESS DIED ON 1993 NOVEMBER 15

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EVELYN VENABLE ,AMERICAN ACTRESS DIED ON 1993 NOVEMBER 15 Evelyn Venable (October 18, 1913 – November 15, 1993) was an American actress. In addition to starring in several films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was also the voice and model for the Blue Fairy in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940). She was the original model for the personification of Columbia in the Columbia Pictures logo. For her work in motion pictures, Venable has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1500 Vine Street.[1] Evelyn Venable Born October 18, 1913 Cincinnati, Ohio , U.S. Died November 15, 1993   (aged 80) Coeur d'Alene, Idaho , U.S. Cause of death Cancer Education Walnut Hills High School Occupation Actress Years active 1933–1943 Notable work Original voice of The Blue Fairy in Disney's   Pinocchio   (1940) Spouse(s) Hal Mohr   (1934–1974, his death) Children Dolores Mohr (b. 1935) Rosalia Mohr (b. 1937) Parent(s) Emerson Venable (father) Dolores Ven...